What connects the Swahili verb “to build” with our E25 Spanish group’s new topic?

The answer is “kajenga”, or its more commonly-known abbreviation “Jenga”. This week our E25 / Year 10 Spanish students constructed towers made out of this 1980s classic wooden brick game to replicate the human towers, or Los Castells, formed by the inhabitants of Tarragona – a tradition that has taken place for over 200 years. They discovered that these human towers can reach as high as 15 metres, and that other than helmets worn by children that scramble to the top, there are no safety nets nor harnesses!